So I am freezing my buns (its actually my toes, my buns are always warm), in more or less freezing wonder and perhaps one or two of you are wondering if I actually am freezing.
Well yes. But for about 3 days in the early part of the evening a few weeks back - I didn’t. I had a fever and a cold and sore throat, and didn’t feel like heating my hot water bottle and was in a grumpy mood in general. So I turned on the heat to about 65 degrees for a few hours to warm the house. This was for a few hours after work. I turned the heat off before going to bed, and the heated rooms were almost stuffy. I also used the dryer for the first time since the summer to dry some heavy items like our towels. Since we purchased the line dryer over the summer, we haven’t used the dryer in months.
So how did it feel turning on the heat and using the dryer? Well it was nice, but it also bumped my gas bill by $30!! So there is no way on earth I am ever turning on the heat again. If a few hours of heating a house can increase my heating bill by $30, I can imagine the heart attack I will get if I turn on the heat permanently.
